Coldwater Coffeehouse & Bakery

06/06/2026

06/05/2026

Summer shows us what spring's work was for — and this one carries a first. A lot of people know this place for the farm out back. Jhonny, the farmer and a founding member of Coldwater, now runs that farm as his own business: Libélula Farm. Same soil, same plants, same farmer, new business. The beds are still a few steps from the kitchen door, and what comes out of them still lands on the plates inside. Send this to the friend who you introduced to the farm while enjoying a cafecito.

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

In the mood for a simple breakfast sandwich? Try our bollos rellenos: stuffed rolls filled with herbs egg and cheese, chorizo and egg, ham and cheese, sausage and green chili, bacon egg and cheese. Made from scratch with local ingredients, baked to order, and served with our salsa.

Come thru!

127 E. Western Ave Avondale AZ 85323

05/30/2026

Starting to feel like summer. We gotchu! iced vanilla latte with locally roasted beans from , iced matcha latte made with Mizuba brand matcha, Jamaica agua fresca made in house. Bollos rellenos baked to order. Open till 1. Pull up! easiest call you'll make all weekend.

05/29/2026

The first slow mornings of summer break at Coldwater. The kids are off, the schedule loosened up, the patio's open. Same kitchen, same hands, same 7–1. Send this to the families who need to know breakfast doesn't have to be cereal again tomorrow.

05/24/2026

Sunday of a long weekend. The light's good and we're here for it. Whoever you are, however your weekend's going, there's a seat and a cold drink with your name on it.
We're open today and tomorrow, normal hours and iced lattes are a dollar off through Monday ☕
Come through!
📍 127 E Western Ave, Old Town Avondale

05/23/2026

Spending the long weekend close to home? 🙋🏽‍♀️ We're open every day of it, Memorial Day Monday included, and the iced latte's are a dollar off right now.

Estamos abiertos todo el fin de semana, incluyendo el lunes de Memorial Day. Cada latte helado, un dólar menos. Vengan a vernos.

📍 127 E Western Ave, Old Town Avondale · open until 1pm
🧊 $1 off every iced espresso latte · last day Monday

Pull up, park out front, come on in.

05/22/2026

It's going to be a hot one this weekend — so we're taking a dollar off every iced espresso latte, now through Monday.

Come sit on the patio, pull up and park out front, grab a cold one to go. However you like it: straight, vanilla, whatever shot you're after it's $1 off Friday through Memorial Day Monday, all weekend, normal hours.

We're a small shop with one small kitchen on Western Avenue, pulling excellent shots by hand. While the big chains run on autopilot this weekend, we're right here, same as always, making it for our neighbors.

📍 127 E Western Ave, Old Town Avondale
🗓️ Friday 5/22 – Monday 5/25 (last day Monday)
🧊 $1 off every iced espresso latte

See you this weekend. ☕

05/20/2026

A small kitchen isn’t a limitation. It’s a daily decision.

It means everything passes through someone’s hands. Nothing hides behind volume. Some days the loaf comes out a little wild, the fold a little uneven — because real people made it, and real people are still learning. But it’s reliably nourishing.

The best food in your neighborhood probably comes out of a room you’d be surprised by. Tiny. Crowded. Honest about its mistakes.

That’s not the compromise. That’s the whole point.

Tap through the photos — there’s a lot worth seeing in small rooms. 👉🏽

05/19/2026

We're starting something new at Coldwater.

Tuesday, June 2nd — Coldwater Sketch Hour 9am → draw for an hour → social time after

Bring your sketchbook, your watercolors, whatever you're working on. Come sit at the table, order a drink, and make something.

We're so lucky to share a neighborhood with Maria Madrid Reed — she'll be here the whole morning to look at what you're making, answer questions, give ideas, and just be in the room with you. Whether you've been drawing for twenty years or you picked up a pencil last week, or if your kid is the resident artist, you belong here.

We see you at our tables. The sketchbooks, the embroidery hoops, the notebooks. This is for you. Avondale doesn't have a lot of spaces like this and we want to be one of them.

Space is limited — sign up through the link in comments! First Tuesday of every month. See you June 2nd. ☕✏️

05/18/2026

Tell me the truth — how many of you finish lunch and immediately think “okay, now it’s time for coffee”?
I don’t care what I just ate. I want a coffee after. Every time.
Just me?
Can’t be. Otherwise every coffeeshop in town would close at 10am.
Tell me I’m not the only one.

05/16/2026

Weekend mornings hit different. Slower start, bread still warm, a quiet dining room. Bollos baked to order. French toast with real maple syrup. Waffles with whipped honey butter we make in-house. Open 7 to 1 in old town Avondale.

05/06/2026

This Sunday, bring your mom to the Coldwater.

No reservations. No special menu. No upsell. Just our regular kind of good — a quiet building, a waffle made the way we always make it, wildflower bouquets from Casita Blanca on every table, and a little extra room to slow down.

We’re open 7am–1pm with our full menu all day. The waffle is delicious (and gluten-free btw). The bollos start coming out at 7. The cold brew is on. The iced caramel latte is on. The Jamaica is on.

A few real-talk notes: 🌵 It is going to warm up this weekend. Come early and enjoy our outdoor seating. The morning before 10 is the move. 🌷 Bouquets on every indoor table and the four picnic tables. Because mom deserves flowers, and not just the ones who said anything about it. 👶 Kids welcome. They always are.

127 E Western Ave in old town Avondale. Open 7am–1pm Sunday.

See you 🤗

05/01/2026

Most businesses want to appear perfect. We’d rather spend our time being real.

It’s easy to post the perfect shot of a golden bollo or a finished latte. It’s a lot harder to show the process at 5:00 AM.

But you’ve never asked us for a polished version of ourselves.

In a world of drive-thrus and automated “customer service,” you choose to treat us like neighbors. You understand that because we own the work, we also carry the weight of it.

We show you the flour and the fatigue because it’s the truth. Do the ‘perfect’ polish of corporate chains make you feel more connected, or more like a number?

04/28/2026

Dunkins has a national supply chain of frozen sweets. We have a kitchen and a human being named Clara who starts her work while the Arizona desert is still sleeping. She puts a level of intention into the dough that simply cannot be programmed into a machine.

Because we refuse to use stabilizers or frozen dough, our supply is tied directly to the work of a human hand. We don’t call it “artisan” to be trendy; we call it the real work.

When the last tray is gone, the case stays empty until tomorrow. That isn’t a marketing tactic to create “hype”. It’s the honest reality of a worker-owned shop that chooses quality over a never-ending shelf life.

Come in soon and “get ‘em while they’re hot”!

04/26/2026

Most “fruit juice” starts in a lab with a list of stabilizers and a two-year shelf life.

At Coldwater, our Jamaica starts with a crate of dried hibiscus flowers and a boiling pot.

🌺 crimson that doesn’t come from a bottle of dye.
🌺 floral steam filling the kitchen.
🌺 a slow steep to pull out every antioxidant and every bit of Vitamin C.

We don’t use “natural flavors” because we use the real thing. Jamaica isn’t just a drink; it’s a natural way to handle the desert heat without the sugar crash of a corporate soda.

It’s functional. It’s tart. It’s handcrafted by worker-owners who believe that what you put in your body should be as honest as the work you do.

Same price as the drive-thru. Very different impact.

04/24/2026

The Architecture of the Bollo

Your values say local. Your receipt says drive-thru.

The first photo is the result. The second photo is the reason.

Most morning “fuel” is engineered in a lab, thawed in an oven and handed through a window. That isn’t food; it is just a habit you haven’t changed yet.

The raw dough and hand-picked filling you see on the next slide are prepared to order. We don’t use shortcuts or “natural flavor” packets because we believe in the real work.

Be intentional with what you put in your body. When you choose this bollo, your money stays in our local economy, not a CEO’s portfolio. You get real sustenance, and worker-owners get to keep serving their neighborhood.

04/23/2026

Come in tomorrow and try our seasonal drinks!

Serving our friends and neighbors daily from 7AM to 1PM in Avondale 🫂

04/19/2026

Community isn’t an abstract concept. It’s the literal infrastructure of this shop.

In a corporate model, every part is designed to be replaceable. If a gear breaks, you swap it out. But here, we aren’t gears. We are a worker-owned collective.

When the seasons change - both inside and outside these walls - it’s the community that keeps the rhythm steady. Change is a constant, but it doesn’t have to be a burden.

We’ve seen our fair share of shifts lately. Business cycles. Personal milestones. The usual weight of being alive in 2026. But those moments are easier when you aren’t standing alone in a drive-thru. They are easier when you are rooted in a place that values the person over the transaction.

We aren’t just selling caffeine; we’re sustaining a neighborhood that sustains us right back. Thank you for being the village.

Come be part of the rhythm.

Walk in 127 E Western Ave, 7am–1pm daily.

04/16/2026

Most Caesar salads are just a delivery system for bottled dressing and stale bread. They are built for efficiency, not for flavor.

At Coldwater, we don’t believe in “safe” food. We believe in the real work.

🐟 It’s the oil-packed sardines that most corporate kitchens are too afraid to use.
🍋 It’s the lemon juice squeezed by hand until the skin stings.
🥖 It’s the sourdough we baked forty-eight hours ago, torn and roasted into croutons that actually have a crunch.

A real Caesar is a perfect classic because it doesn’t hide behind powders or “natural flavors”. It is sharp. It is briny. It is handcrafted from scratch by the people who own the shop.

When you do the prep right, the simplest meals become the most meaningful.

Come in before 1PM and try our Caesar 🥗
127 E Western Ave (In Old Town Avondale!)

04/15/2026

Having a “third place” isn’t a luxury. It’s a survival strategy.

Home is for the chores. Work is for the output. You need a space in between that doesn’t demand anything but your presence.

At Coldwater, the walls don’t just hold the smell of espresso & baked bread. They hold the stories of our neighborhood.

It’s Joseph starting your drink before you even reach the counter.
It’s Anthony sharing a quiet nod to confirm your “usual”.
It’s Clara making sure our pastries have the perfect bake to last the day.

We started as worker-owners, but we became a collective of friends. And somewhere along the line, the people on the other side of the counter have become family, too.

You come in for the caffeine, but you stay because you’re finally seen. This isn’t just a business transaction; it’s the real work of building a community that actually cares.

See you soon!

127 E Western Ave
Old Town Avondale
7am-1pm daily

04/15/2026

Having a "third place" isn’t a luxury. It’s a survival strategy.

Home is for the chores. Work is for the output. You need a space in between that doesn't demand anything but your presence.

At Coldwater, the walls don't just hold the smell of espresso & baked bread. They hold the stories of our neighborhood.

It’s Joseph starting your drink before you even reach the counter.
It’s Jhonny sharing a quiet nod to confirm your "usual".
It’s Clara making sure our pastries have the perfect bake to last the day.

We started as worker-owners, but we became a collective of friends. And somewhere along the line, the people on the other side of the counter have become family, too.

You come in for the caffeine, but you stay because you’re finally seen. This isn't just a business transaction; it’s the real work of building a community that actually cares.

See you tomorrow!

127 E Western Ave
Old Town Avondale
7am-1pm daily